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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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